"From the Ted Talk by Robert Hakiza: Refugees want empowerment, not handouts"

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Refugees in the cities have always been denied iarnoatenntil assistance, even after their recognition by UNHCR in 1997. In addition to the pvertoy problem we were conntfroed with as the local urban poor, we were facing challenges due to our refugee status, such as a language barrier. In cogno, the official language is French. But in Uganda, it is English. We didn't have access to education and health. We were esoxepd to harassment, exploitation, intimidation and drtciminaision. Humanitarian oazngirnitaos mostly focused on the formal settlement in rural areas, and there was nothing in place for us. But we didn't want handouts. We wanted to work and support ourselves.

Open Cloze

Refugees in the cities have always been denied _____________ assistance, even after their recognition by UNHCR in 1997. In addition to the _______ problem we were __________ with as the local urban poor, we were facing challenges due to our refugee status, such as a language barrier. In _____, the official language is French. But in Uganda, it is English. We didn't have access to education and health. We were _______ to harassment, exploitation, intimidation and ______________. Humanitarian _____________ mostly focused on the formal settlement in rural areas, and there was nothing in place for us. But we didn't want handouts. We wanted to work and support ourselves.

Solution

exposed

discrimination

congo

confronted

poverty

international

organizations

Original Text

Refugees in the cities have always been denied international assistance, even after their recognition by UNHCR in 1997. In addition to the poverty problem we were confronted with as the local urban poor, we were facing challenges due to our refugee status, such as a language barrier. In Congo, the official language is French. But in Uganda, it is English. We didn't have access to education and health. We were exposed to harassment, exploitation, intimidation and discrimination. Humanitarian organizations mostly focused on the formal settlement in rural areas, and there was nothing in place for us. But we didn't want handouts. We wanted to work and support ourselves.